Family Focus Legacy

“Bernice weissbourd (founder and chairman emerita) and richard weissbourd (board member) have a family relationship.”

“The 990 is reviewed and compared to the financial statements by the controller and the senior vice president of finance, administration and hr. The finance committee approves the 990 on behalf of the board. It is sent to the board in final form and then submitted to government agencies and funders.”

“The family focus conflict of interest policy is discussed annually at the board meeting.”

“Authorization for the executive director's compensation comes through the board of directors.”

“The organization makes its' governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“Compensation for other officers and key employees is approved by the ceo and the senior vice president of finance, administration and hr.”

“Family focus dupage: the newest family focus center, family focus dupage, offers early childhood development and parenting workshops, teen parent services, home visiting services to non-english speaking parents in dupage county and elgin. Services include child development screenings, parent education and doula services which were provided to more than 100 families last year. Family focus evanston: family focus evanston, nicknamed our place, is the first family focus center. Serving a primarily african american population on evanston's west side, the center offers early childhood development and parenting workshops, teen parent services, support for grandparents raising grandchildren, school-age academic and extracurricular enrichment programs, and a family advocacy center supported by illinois department of children and family services serving families with children involved in the dcfs system. The center also recently resumed prevention initiative home visiting program. Family network (highland park/highwood): between 2000 and 2010, there was a 51% increase in hispanic population growth in lake county where the majority of our families reside, and bilingual and bicultural services have not kept pace with this growth. Family network offers dual language drop-in services for young children and their caregivers. The center also operates the after school activities program in several local schools to provide much-needed academic and enrichment programs. In addition, the right from the start program helps latino immigrant families overcome the barriers imposed by low income, limited education, and living far from their family support systems in a new country with a different culture and language. Family network also offers teen parent services, early childhood development and parenting workshops. Englewood: families in englewood confront many risk factors for violence--both domestic and community-including poverty, single parent households, higher rates of teen pregnancy, poor school performance, unemployment, and minority status. The englewood center offers early childhood development and parenting workshops, teen parent services, home visiting program, doula services, a family advocacy center supported by illinois department of children and family services, serves families with children involved in the dcfs system, school-age programs in local elementary schools, and a fatherhood support program. Because of the prevalence of community violence, family focus englewood provides the chicago safe start program, which brings therapeutic services to children 0-5 who have been exposed to violence and their families.”